AFAIK “damn it” in colloquial English use follows the phrase if modifies. “We’ve detected a transmission, damn it. So we entered the sector.” “We detected a transmission, so we entered the sector, damn it.” With the weight being placed on a different part of the thought based on where the “damn it” is. Likewise I imagine that jay’ as an “intensifier” would work similarly. Sent from my iPhone
On Sep 13, 2019, at 10:12, mayqel qunen'oS <mihkoun@gmail.com> wrote:
SuStel:
Using jay' is virtually identical to saying damn it at the end of an English sentence. If you detect a transmission, then you've entered the sector, damn it! To what does the damn it apply?
Interesting question.
I'd have to say that the "damn it" applies to the "then you've entered the sector", but I'm not sure I "feel" it correctly, since english isn't my native language.
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